INJURY IN FOOD

Chilling injury:
-Symptoms include
-surface discoloration, dull or smokey colour,
-subepidermal tissues reveal dark-brown streaks,
-failure to ripen,
-flesh browning.

Chilling injury results from exposing bananas to temperatures below 13°C (56°F) for a few hours to a few days, depending on cultivar, maturity, and temperature







Mechanical injury :
A disorder caused by mechanical impact applied to the tissue

Impact bruising . Dropping of bananas may induce browning of the flesh without damage to the skin.



REFERENCES :
Handout horticulture technology Departemen Of Postharvest Technology Lampung University by : Dr.Ir Siti Nurjanah